Epidemiology of Opportunistic Infections in HIV Infected Patients on Treatment in Accredited HIV Treatment Centers in Cameroon

Authors

  • Ornella Sybile D. Kouanfack, MD Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
  • Charles Kouanfack, MD, PhD Day Hospital, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaound
  • Serges Clotaire Billong, MD, PhD Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
  • Samuel N. Cumber, MPH, PhD School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria Private Bag X323, Gezina, Pretoria, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine (EPSO), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Claude N. Nkfusai, MSc Day Hospital, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaound
  • Fala Bede, MD, MPH Day Hospital, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaound
  • Emerson Wepngong, MD Day Hospital, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaound
  • Chombong Hubert, MSc Day Hospital, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon; Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), Yaound
  • Georges N. K. Tsague Georges, MD, PhD Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
  • Madeleine N. Singwe, MD Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.302

Abstract

Background: The African continent accounts for over 70% of people infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The HIV sero-prevalence rate in Africa is estimated at 4.3%. In developed countries, such as France, pneumocystis is indicative of AIDS in 30% of patients; however, in Africa, pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is the most-documented opportunistic infection (OI) and the leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients. In 2016, Cameroon had 32,000 new cases of OI and 29,000 deaths as a result of these infections. However, there is little existing data on the epidemiological profile of OIs in Cameroon, which is why we conducted this study in accredited HIV treatment centers and care/ treatment units in the two cities of Douala and Yaounde, Cameroon.

Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive and analytical study carried out in 12 accredited HIV treatment centers in the cities of Yaound

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Vol. 8 No. 2

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